| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Income Tax Provision | Income tax provision consisted of the following (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Current income tax: | | | | Federal | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| State | 545 |
| | 392 |
| | 779 |
| Foreign | 95 |
| | (1 | ) | | — |
| Total | 640 |
| | 391 |
| | 779 |
| Deferred income tax: | | | | Federal | — |
| | — |
| | (925 | ) | State | — |
| | — |
| | (181 | ) | Foreign | (573 | ) | | (40 | ) | | 841 |
| Total | (573 | ) | | (40 | ) | | (265 | ) | Provision for income taxes | $ | 67 |
| | $ | 351 |
| | $ | 514 |
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Reconciliation of Tax Expense Computed at Statutory Federal Rate and Company's Tax Expense | The following reconciles the tax expense computed at the statutory federal rate and the Company’s tax expense (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | | 2014 | Computed expected tax expense | $ | (93,770 | ) | | $ | (94,737 | ) | | $ | (81,107 | ) | State income taxes, net of federal tax effect | 360 |
| | 259 |
| | 395 |
| Foreign income taxes | (949 | ) | | 202 |
| | 1,645 |
| Other reconciling items | 666 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Permanent differences | 1,688 |
| | 1,980 |
| | 2,261 |
| Change in valuation allowance | 92,072 |
| | 92,647 |
| | 77,320 |
| Provision for income taxes | $ | 67 |
| | $ | 351 |
| | $ | 514 |
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Significant Portions of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | Gross deferred tax assets: | | Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 799,302 |
| | $ | 642,391 |
| Deferred subscriber income | 19,866 |
| | 13,722 |
| Accrued expenses and allowances | 15,452 |
| | 15,415 |
| Purchased intangibles | 14,776 |
| | 10,576 |
| Inventory reserves | 6,999 |
| | 9,333 |
| Property and Equipment | 3,482 |
| | 3,257 |
| Alternative minimum tax credit and research and development credit | 41 |
| | 41 |
| Valuation allowance | (328,991 | ) | | (234,771 | ) | | 530,927 |
| | 459,964 |
| Gross deferred tax liabilities: | | Deferred subscriber acquisition costs | (537,387 | ) | | (466,783 | ) | Property and equipment | — |
| | — |
| Prepaid expenses | (744 | ) | | (705 | ) | | (538,131 | ) | | (467,488 | ) | Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (7,204 | ) | | $ | (7,524 | ) |
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Summary of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards | The Company had net operating loss carryforwards as follows (in thousands): | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | 2016 | | 2015 | Net operating loss carryforwards: | | | | United States | $ | 2,084,897 |
| | $ | 1,695,386 |
| State | 1,553,812 |
| | 1,338,742 |
| Canada | 33,526 |
| | 28,629 |
| New Zealand | — |
| | 5,518 |
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